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Ingredients
| quick oats: 1 cup |
| all-purpose flour (unsifted): 3/4 cup |
| salt: 1/2 tsp |
| baking soda: 1/2 tsp |
| baking powder: 1/2 tsp |
| granulated sugar: 1/2 cup |
| light brown sugar (packed): 1/2 cup (firmly packed) |
| butter flavored shortening: 1/2 cup |
| eggs: 1 |
| vanilla extract: 1 tsp |
| orange peel: 2 Tbl (grated) |
| pecans (chopped): 1/2 cup |
Orange Oatmeal Chews
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User rating:
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Prep Time
15 min -
Cook Time
36 min -
Servings
30 serving(s)
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- Spread the rolled oats out on a cookie sheet and toast in a 350 degree oven for 10 minutes.
- Cool completely.
- Sift the flour, salt, soda and baking powder to- gether and set aside.
- Cream the Crisco in a large mixing bowl and grad- ually add in both of the sugars, creaming well after each addition.
- Blend in the egg, vanilla and orange rind, mixing well.
- Stir in the dry ingredients; then the toasted oats and the pecans, mixing well after each addition.
- Drop the cookie dough by teaspoonfuls onto lightly greased cookie sheets.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes until golden brown.
- Cool on the cookie sheet for 1 minute, then remove the cookies to wire racks to finish cooling.